Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk AssetCentre Machine Edition Installation Manual - Manual (Page 5)

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Introduction
FactoryTalk® AssetCentre Machine Edition version 2.21.02 is a workstation version of
the FactoryTalk AssetCentre product. It can operate on only one computer. FactoryTalk
AssetCentre Machine Edition monitors your factory automation system and provides
centralized tools to minimize downtime due to unauthorized actions or failing devices. It
does this by:
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providing version control and archiving of program files and documents.
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providing a disaster recovery system for Rockwell Automation® devices that verifies
your devices’ program and configuration files against protected master files, ensuring
quick and accurate recovery if a problem should occur.
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monitoring FactoryTalk-enabled software products and logging system events and
user actions (recorded in the Event log and Audit log respectively).
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managing device files.
FactoryTalk AssetCentre Machine Edition uses FactoryTalk Services Platform to provide
seamless connectivity with other FactoryTalk-enabled software. Users are defined in
FactoryTalk Directory; access to actions within the FactoryTalk AssetCentre system is
controlled with FactoryTalk Security.
Optional upgrades with CPR 9 SR 1
FactoryTalk AssetCentre Machine Edition provides optional upgrades from CPR 9 to
CPR 9 SR 1 for these software products used by FactoryTalk AssetCentre Machine
Edition:
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FactoryTalk Activation
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FactoryTalk Services Platform
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RSLinx® Classic Lite
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RSLinx Enterprise
If you already have the CPR 9 version of these products installed, you do not need to
reinstall them or upgrade them. FactoryTalk AssetCentre Machine Edition works with
both CPR 9 and CPR 9 SR 1 versions of these products.
If you want to upgrade them to CPR 9 SR 1, you must do so manually by running
setup.exe for the product on the installation disc. We recommend that you do this before
installing FactoryTalk AssetCentre Machine Edition.